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Fall 2013 • Volume 156, No. 4Brian e. Hickey, editor

Jay Lederer, Managing editor

[cover] Operating Engineer Walt Kaemerer at the site of the launch pit for the SR-99 tunnel project in Seattle, Washington.[photo] WSDOT

[left] Local 139 Operating Engineers mining silica sand in Wyeville, Wisconsin.[photo] Hi-Crush Partners

08 The Affordable Care Act and IUOE What the healthcare laws means for members

10 LNG Exports Fuel Jobs IUOE looks for opportunities in a plentiful resource

12 Local Spotlight Stationary Engineers honored for member service

14 Tunnel Vision Operators dig deep to keep a city connected

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06 Education & Training

10 Politics & Legislation

28 In Memorium

18 HAZMAT

23 Canadian News

24 GEB Minutes


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[James T. Callahan]From the General President

Once again Our elected leaders in Washington have let us down and put our economy at risk with a high stakes game of political chicken. Politicians on both sides were complicit in creating the impasse, but it’s the middle-class who has felt its worst effects. When working people and retirees are denied vital services during a government shutdown and face financial uncertainty as retirement investments and interest rates turn negative, we all lose.

For Operating engineers, our safety and rights on the job were also compromised. The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHa) furloughed more than 2,000 of its inspectors as a result of the federal government shutdown in October. That means regular inspections, responding to complaints, outreach, consultation, preparations for rulemaking—all the ways OSHa prevents injuries and illnesses rather than dealing with them after the fact—didn’t happen.

Likewise, the national Labor relations Board (nLrB) furloughed 1,600 of its 1,611 employees nationwide. a non-functioning nLrB put collective bargaining enforcement, workplace dispute resolution, discrimination claims and other important worker protections on hold until government funding was restored.

The reckless behavior of those we elect to public office should be and will be held to account during next year’s elections. We will remember who put our economy and workplace protections at risk and we will work to elect new voices who will place the priorities of middle-class workers way ahead of partisan gamesmanship.

at the same time government agencies were forced to turn out the

lights, the health insurance exchanges that are part of the affordable care act (aca) opened for business. Since the act was passed in 2011, we have identified some unintended, but serious flaws that will have an adverse impact on our multi-employer health and welfare funds.

We have asked the Obama administration for specific changes to lessen the burden these regulations will have on our funds prior to other major pieces of the aca being implemented over the next year. So far, those requests have not been met.

if left unchanged, new taxes will be levied and benefit caps lifted on our health plans, creating new challenges for our funds to operate for the good of all participants. in addition, we are troubled by some employers who are already showing their intention to skirt the health insurance mandate by reducing hours.

under the aca, companies employing over 50 workers who work more than 30 hours per week are required to subsidize health insurance for their employees. President Obama recently postponed this employer mandate by one year, but if employers decide to cut back hours in order to avoid the regulation, our funds would come under further financial strain in the future.

The uncertainty of managing a welfare fund that has no liability caps and potentially less hours paid in puts projected fund surpluses at severe risk. Our Business Managers, Trustees, and Fund administrators are currently undertaking the difficult task of preparing their plans to comply with the aca regulations.

We continue to work with a coalition of labor unions and respectfully

voice our concerns with the White House and federal lawmakers on these unintended, but detrimental, consequences that the aca will have on our health and welfare funds when fully implemented. Throughout this process, iuOe senior staffers Dave Treanor and Jeff Soth have spearheaded our efforts and i want to commend them on their work. We will continue to update you on this important issue as developments warrant.

in closing, it’s important to remember that it was collective bargaining that secured our health benefits long before it was part of the social conscience. it was collective bargaining that brought the working-class into the middle-class. and it was collective bargaining that made it possible to retire with dignity after a career of hard work.

now, as we are challenged by those who would prefer to see skilled tradesmen and women bow to economic tyranny, it is collective bargaining that continues to secure a fair wage for a fair day’s work and provide quality health benefits for our families. Strength through unity and smart use of our collective bargaining rights will continue to serve us well in the future.

A House Divided Cannot StandPoliticians need to remember who they serve


Education & Training

(L to R) Moraine Valley board member Patrick Kennedy, Local 399 Assistant Training Director Thomas Phillips, Moraine Valley’s Heating and Air Conditioning Program Coordinator Joe Adeszko, and Moraine Valley board member John Coleman.

Community College Honors Partnership with Stationary EngineersFOr Many yearS, Local 399 and

Moraine Valley have been working together to insure that their members receive the training they need to succeed in careers. Over the past summer, Moraine Valley community college recognized Local 399 for outstanding leadership in developing and implementing an exemplary partnership that fosters student success. They presented Local 399 with the Business and industry Partnership award.

Thomas Phillips, assistant Training Director was there to accept the award on behalf of general Secretary-Treasurer and President & Business Manager, Brian Hickey, educational Fund administrator Pat Kelly and Training Director Jim coates.

Front Row L to R – J. Stewart (99), F. Buchreiter (12), G Luskey (99), K. Kroeger (Inst.) M. Turner (Inst.) D. Riner (77), R. Dunn (JC 917), P. Zinser (324), Second Row – M. Smith (487), W. Wrasse (571), R. Dove (302), R. Blevins (302), J. Hathaway (302), C. Rye (302), T. Land (99), M. Kaiser (406), C. Kaiser (406), C. Tomblin (150), K. Heyworth (12), G. Hodges (302), Third Row – M. Shepler (66), R. Pool (JC 3), B. Baudrau (JC302), G. Roesel (150), M. Funk (37), S. Rohrman (37), J. Grace Jr (825), R. Smallman, (324)

THe naTiOnaL Training FunD held its Fall instructors class at the conference center at the Maritime institute in Linthicum, Maryland from Sept 30 to Oct 4, 2013. There were 26 attendees for this 4 ½ day new instructor class. The training helps build excellent teaching techniques in adult learning and strictly follows the requirements for apprenticeship teaching established by the Department of Labor.

National Training Fund Hosts Another Successful Instructor Class

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nearLy THree-FOurTHS of construction firms across the country, once hard up to find work during the recession, report they are now having trouble finding qualified craft workers to fill key spots, according to the results of an industry-wide survey conducted by the associated general contractors of america (agc).

“Many construction firms are already having a hard time finding qualified workers and expect construction labor shortages will only get worse,” said Stephen e. Sandherr, chief executive officer of the associated general contractors of america in a statement. “We need to take short- and long-term steps to make sure there are enough workers to meet future demand and avoid the costly construction delays that would come with labor shortages.”

Of the skilled trades, contractors ranked laborers, carpenters, equipment operators, cement masons, and pipefitters as the top-five positions needing to be filled. Oil-and-gas projects siphoned off many certified equipment operators, while other trade workers hung up their tool belts to pursue other jobs during the economic downturn, according to an agc spokesman.

Contractors Report Shortages of Skilled Craft WorkersThe association

official added that most firms expect labor shortages will continue and get worse for the next year. eighty-six percent of respondents said they expect it will remain difficult or get harder to find qualified craft workers while 74 percent of respondents report there are not enough qualified craft workers available to meet future demand.

The agc report urged elected and appointed officials to do more to ensure public school students have an opportunity to participate in programs that teach skills like construction. He added that skills-based programs offer students a more hands-on way to learn vital 21st century skills such as math and

science. Such programs also have been proven to reduce dropout rates and give students an opportunity to earn the higher pay and benefits that come with construction jobs.

Speaking to Engineering News-Record about the report, iuOe Local 150 Business Manager and international Vice President James M. Sweeney said, “nearly 50% of our applicants today are four-year college graduates.” in four to five years, he says, “we are going to have some of the best, well-educated operators.”

nearly 700 construction firms participated in the survey, which was conducted during July and august of this year.

Graph: AGC of America Survey, 2013

REPORTED CRAFT WORKER SHORTAGES


reaDy Or nOT, the affordable care act (aca), also known as Obamacare, is the law of the land. Trying to look at aca objectively is nearly impossible because of the constant media coverage of partisan bickering and outright distortion of its intended effect. at this writing, the political war between President Obama and the u.S. House of representatives over aca has largely closed the federal government and threatens to undermine the worldwide economic recovery by the refusal of to raise the u.S. debt limit. unarguably, aca is the most controversial, divisive piece of domestic law enacted in a generation.

in the short run, aca clearly impacts both positively and negatively the health benefits delivered by iuOe health & welfare funds to over 500,000 members, spouses and dependents as well as Operating engineers with other types of employer provided health insurance. aca clearly provides a mandated expansion of benefits to covered iuOe families with the added coverage of adult dependents up to age 26 and the elimination of annual and lifetime limitations of

Healthcare

benefits provided that many iuOe plans have had in place.

Providing these benefits also places additional financial burdens on iuOe health plans and the competiveness of our contributing employers in the marketplace. For participating members, it will also result in further increases in hourly H&W contributions, a corresponding reduction of hourly wage increases and possible losses of projects to union contractors employing Operating engineers.

under aca beginning in 2014, non-profit iuOe health plans will have to pay annual taxes to offset the cost for highly profitable health insurance carriers to cover individuals with high risk, pre-existing conditions that they could previously deny coverage. This tax is very unfair to iuOe funds as we enroll and provide coverage to iuOe members and their families regardless of their pre-existing conditions. as a result, we will diminish our fund reserves to offset the costs for other insurance carriers as they begin to provide coverage to their high risk enrollees just like we already provide to our high risk participants.

The Affordable Care Act and the IUOE

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[left, opposite page] The Midwest Operating Engineers Pharmacy in Countryside, Illinois.[photos] Ed Maher, Local 150

Most iuOe funds are self-insured, which means health benefits are designed and financed by a combination of collectively bargained health contributions, investment income and fund reserves. The removal of annual and lifetime limitations of benefits will truly be a godsend to very sick individuals, but for many iuOe health plans it will require the purchase of extremely expensive stop-loss insurance for potential coverage of exorbitantly high cost medical treatments. Without this insurance, a fund could potentially fall into bankruptcy paying the coverage for one individual.

in the long run, it is unclear whether the overall impact of aca will positively or negatively impact iuOe health plans and the u.S. as a whole. above is a chart created by the Kaiser Family Foundation which illustrates, for the period of 1999 to 2012, the percentages of healthcare premium inflation, worker share of that premium, worker pay and overall inflation.

The chart clearly identifies the need for healthcare reform as health premiums went up by 180% in the time period

while wages increased by 47% and overall inflation by 38%. continuing these trends is unsustainable for the u.S. economy. aligning these trends in the future will spell success for aca. For this to happen our nation’s political leadership must put aside their partisanship and work cooperatively to improve the law for all of us.


Politics & Legislation

THe grOWTH in domestic natural gas production has powered the creation of thousands of jobs for Operating engineers and led and to an increase in the use of this clean fossil fuel as an energy source across north america. Opportunities for iuOe members are distributed widely across the industry and our union continues to advocate at the state and federal level to leverage more union wages from extraction through limited export of liquefied natural gas.

case in point, iuOe members throughout the upper Midwest hold down hundreds of jobs mining silica sand for use in natural gas drilling. These work opportunities have fueled dramatic job growth in Wisconsin for members of Local 139.

“Ten years ago we barely knew the state was blessed with this unique natural resource,” says Terrance Mcgowan, Local 139 Business Manager and international Vice President. “Today there are hundreds of jobs for members of Local 139 mining this precious sand for the natural gas industry.”

Liquefied Natural Gas Exports Fuel Jobs at Home

iuOe Local 49 also expects major growth in this segment of the mining industry after recently winning legislation to encourage development of the natural resource in Minnesota.

Operating engineers are building the infrastructure necessary to extract natural gas and deliver it to market. From the Marcellus and utica gas “plays” in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and new york, to the vast reserves found in northeastern British columbia’s Horn river Basin, Operating engineers are building the roads, pads, and constructing the wellheads and pipelines that drive the industry. in Western Pennsylvania, members of Local 66 are busy building the pipeline and other infrastructure to bring natural gas to energy to market; in some cases with the assistance of pipeliners from across the united States.

Low prices for natural gas have caused energy-intensive manufacturing industries to return from offshore to take advantage of the north american opportunity for cheap natural gas. Petro-chemical, steel, and fertilizer industries are repowering american and canadian

facilities. instead of making products abroad and paying the transportation costs to return the commodities to their intended destination in north america, manufacturers are building new domestic facilities and returning to production where it belongs—the united States and canada.

global demand for natural gas is now leading developers of the north american resource to consider exporting the clean fuel to destinations in europe and asia. reduction in nuclear energy supplies in Japan after the tsunami caused that country to dramatically increase imports of liquefied natural gas (Lng) to power its economy. But the Japanese are paying more than three times what the resource costs american consumers. South Korea, india, and some members of the european union are also in the market for Lng from north america.

The international union of Operating engineers has endorsed the limited export of natural gas. While major opportunities exist to build the facilities and infrastructure to liquefy and transport natural gas to foreign destinations, only a limited amount

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Union Leader Campaigns to Become Mayor of Boston

BOSTOn MayOraL canDiDaTe Marty Walsh garnered more votes than any of his twelve opponents in Boston’s primary election for mayor which was held on Tuesday, September 24th. Walsh now advances to the november 5th general election to face the second-place finisher, Boston city councilman

John connolly.

Marty Walsh is a second-g e n e r a t i o n Laborer, President of Liuna Local 223 in South Boston, and former head of the Boston M e t r o p o l i t a n District Building Trades council. He also represents a large Boston n e i g h b o r h o o d , Dorchester, in

the State House of representatives.

First elected to the State House in 1997, Walsh established himself as a leader on creating and protecting jobs, economic development, and growing the economy. He is the author

of landmark public construction law reforms that increased flexibility and accountability, helped pass transit-oriented mixed-use “smart growth district” legislation, and has been a strong supporter of infrastructure and zoning improvements. He has been a true Labor champion while serving in the State House.

Throughout the election, Massachusetts iuOe Locals 4 in Medway and Local 877 in norwood have been tirelessly mobilizing their members to get Walsh elected.

“it’s our main priority to get Marty elected mayor. as Boston’s mayor, Marty would be a strong advocate for the city’s working families and he is someone who knows first-hand the issues affecting the building trades unions,” stated Local 4 Business Manager and international Vice President Louis rasetta.

of export should be allowed in order to maintain the north american competitive advantage in this clean, abundant supply of energy.

Ottawa has made the export of natural gas a major national strategy. The Province of British columbia is also moving aggressively to capture the global demand for liquefied natural gas. in the united States, separate licenses are required for every application to export natural gas to countries that don’t have a free-trade agreement.

Dozens of u.S. companies have proposed to export liquefied natural gas. The iuOe has endorsed three projects in the united States and all three sites will be built under Project Labor agreements.

Dominion energy’s cove Point Project in Maryland recently received its license from the Department of energy to export the fuel to non-Free Trade act countries, which is a major step forward. Kiewit has the $5 billion

contract to convert the current Lng import facility and will employ union construction trades throughout the project.

Two more projects in Oregon also receive the support of the iuOe -- the Jordan cove energy Project in coos Bay and the Oregon Lng Project near the mouth of the columbia river. a number of projects have been proposed in Louisiana and Texas along the gulf coast, but developers and owners have failed to make commitment to use the best-skilled craftspeople in the construction industry: members of the Operating engineers.

The two projects in Oregon still await their licenses to export to non-Free Trade act countries. all three projects await their environmental permits from the Federal energy regulatory commission.

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THiS year’S OrganizaTiOnaL Mother Jones award, presented by the Washington State Labor council, went to three local unions that worked together to make sure that the workers who lost their jobs in the Hostess bankruptcy had the best re-employment services possible. The three unions were Operating engineers Local 286, Teamsters Local 117 and Bakery Workers Local 9.

iuOe Local 286 petitioned the united States Department of Labor for Trade adjustment assistance (Taa) on behalf of approximately 115 workers from the three unions located in Seattle. The Taa program is a federal entitlement program that assists u.S. workers who lose their jobs as a result of foreign trade. Program benefits include long-term training while receiving income support. Taa provides both rapid and early assistance.

Local 286 Business Manager richard Spencer was instrumental in the Taa process and with his support for Business representatives christian Dube and Michael Bolling as they worked to assist members in their time of need.

Local 286 Recognized for Service on Behalf of Hostess Workers

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additional assistance was provided by the Washington State Labor council and the Seattle-King county rapid response Team to members who lost their jobs as a result of the bankruptcy.

Mother Jones was a fearless fighter for workers’ rights—once labeled “the

most dangerous woman in america” by a u.S. district attorney. Mary Harris “Mother” Jones rose to prominence as a fiery orator and fearless organizer for the Mine Workers during the first two decades of the 20th century. She coined the phrase “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.”

“Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.”

-Mother Jones

Christian Dube, Business Representative for IUOE Local 286 accepts the Mother Jones Award on behalf of his union and the laid-off Hostess workers.

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Tunnel Project a True Gem for the Emerald CityOperating engineers keep massive public works project moving forward

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Lying in a MaSSiVe OPen PiT on the edge of Seattle’s downtown core, the cylindrical mass of machinery looks like a relic from the early days of the space program. But this craft is ready for launch—underground.

The massive machine, dubbed “Bertha,” is a 7,000-ton, 326-foot-long and 57-foot-tall deep boring drill, the largest such machine in the world. The new tunnel and the highly skilled Local 302 Operating engineers who are building it are playing a central role in a project that will redefine Seattle’s downtown waterfront.

The drill has embarked on a route to bore a 2-mile tunnel beneath the city’s downtown and replace an unsightly, 60-year-old double-decker highway that runs along the waterfront, separating the high-rises of downtown from the majestic panorama of the Puget Sound.

The $3-billion project—being built under a Project Labor agreement—is one of the largest public works undertakings in the country. at the height of construction, the viaduct replacement will sustain nearly 3,900 jobs, including hundreds of Operating engineers. The drilling began in late July and much of the attention has been directed at Bertha, named for the city’s first and only female mayor and described by experts as being as sophisticated as it is gargantuan.

“everybody’s watching Seattle,” said Douglas B. MacDonald, a former Washington state secretary of transportation, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, “because this is the trickiest, most ambitious, most technically challenging operation now going on in the world.”

The machine, with a five-story diameter, was custom built for this project in Osaka, Japan, and shipped across the Pacific in 41 pieces before arriving at the Port of Seattle this past spring.

it was designed to handle challenges specific to this project, such as the wildly inconsistent soil created by ancient glaciers — clay, sand, silt, cobblestone and boulders up to 3 feet in diameter. Planners also had to consider the route: a path wedged between sports stadiums and an active sea port, running below a bustling commercial center.

“We like a challenge,” says iuOe Local 302 Business Manager and international Vice President Daren Konopaski,

Tunnel Project a True Gem for the Emerald CityOperating engineers keep massive public works project moving forward

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[left] The tunneling machine’s cutterhead was held aloft by a large gantry crane before joining other pieces of the machine in the 400-foot launch pit.[photo] WSDOT


“and our Operators have stepped up big time. The technical nature of this project—moving so much earth under a busy city center—means we are literally breaking new ground as professional Operating engineers. Our members bring their skill and pride to this job every day.”

Before Bertha could begin her underground journey, a massive launching pit had to excavated and shored up. about 150 Operating engineers worked on the launch pit and at other key points along the route in preparation for tunneling. Over 86,000 cubic yards of dirt were excavated for the 80-foot-deep pit.

Bertha was then assembled piece-by-piece within the pit and tested extensively before launch. By the time tunneling is completed, Bertha will displace over 850,000 cubic yards of soil and put in place 1,450 concrete rings that will house the double-decked, two-lane tunnel running between 60 and 200 feet below the ground. The existing viaduct will be demolished and replaced with a surface street and public park space.

Bertha and the Operating engineers working on the tunnel project will have a rigorous schedule as they try to have the dig completed by September 2014 and the new roadway opened by 2015. That means the drill has to run two 10-hour shifts a day, five days a week, with another crew working a graveyard shift to handle maintenance. it’s expected to advance up to 35 feet each workday.

[right] The conveyor screw will move soil from the front of the machine to the conveyor belt that will remove it from the tunnel.[photo] WSDOT

[left] Kyle Kayser excavating the launch pit.

[above, L to R] Mike Allen, Antonio San Martin and Jerri Roberge inside the nerve center of the massive boring machine.

[right, L to R] Jeff Huber and Field Rep Marge Newgent with the 18 ton tunnel segments in the background.

[photos] Local 302

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HAZMAT

aFTer yearS OF DeLay, OSHa has finally issued a proposed standard to protect workers from silica. This proposed new standard includes protections for both workers in construction, general industry and maritime, reducing allowable levels of dust and prohibiting unsafe work practices.

On august 23, Dr. David Michaels, administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health administration (OSHa), announced a new proposed federal rule – supported by iuOe and other unions – to cut down worker exposure to silica.

“This proposal is expected to prevent thousands of deaths from silicosis – an incurable and progressive disease – as well as lung cancer, other respiratory diseases, and kidney disease. Workers affected by silica are fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers lost to entirely preventable illnesses,” Michaels stated.

OSHa estimates the rule would prevent 700 deaths annually, and 1,600 silicosis cases per year, once the full effects of the rule are realized.

OSHA Proposes New Silica Exposure StandardsSome 2.2 million workers are exposed yearly to silica,

with 1.85 million of them in construction and the rest in general industry, including the maritime trades. The federal government’s current silica exposure standard is based on 50-plus-year-old data, outdated testing methods and was instituted in 1971, Michaels said.

respirable crystalline silica – very small particles at least 100 times smaller than ordinary sand you might encounter on beaches and playgrounds – puts workers at risk for silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease.

OSHa’s new silica standard will cut permissible workplace exposures to silica and reduce the risk of workers becoming ill with silicosis and lung cancer.

The proposed new standard:

• covers workers in construction, general industry and maritime.

• Sets a 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3)

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permissible exposure limit (PeL) – this means that over the course of an 8-hour work shift, the average exposure to respirable crystalline silica cannot exceed 50 ug/m3 .

• Limits workers access to areas where they could be exposed above the PeL.

• use dust controls to protect workers from silica exposures above the PeL.

• requires employers to reduce silica dust exposures by following the hierarchy of controls, using engineering and work practice controls first and personal protective equipment where necessary to meet the permissible exposure limit.

• Provide respirators to workers when dust controls cannot limit exposures to the permissible exposure limit.

• requires regular exposure monitoring and medical exams for workers exposed to silica.

• requires training for workers about the hazards of silica and appropriate control measures.

“These provisions are similar to industry consensus standards that many responsible employers have been using for years, and the technology to better protect workers is

already widely available,” OSHa’s fact sheet about silica notes.

it adds that employers can protect their workers by “common dust control methods, such as wetting down work operations to keep silica-containing dust from getting into the air, enclosing an operation, or using a vacuum to collect dust at the point where it is created before workers can inhale it.

upon the release of the proposed silica standard, general President callahan said, “This rule is long overdue and it will save lives. responsible employers are already meeting the proposed OSHa standard. But every worker deserves protection from deadly workplace diseases.”

Other union leaders also welcomed the proposed silica exposure rule, but aFL-ciO President richard Trumka warned that business might still try to stop it – a common tactic it used against virtually every OSHa plan.

“This rule is only a proposal – workers exposed to silica dust will only be protected when a final rule is issued. Some industry groups are certain to attack the rule and try to stop it in its tracks. The aFL-ciO will do everything we can to see that does not happen.”

The proposed silica rule was published in the Federal register September 12, 2013, and public hearings commence on March 4, 2014.

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Right-to-Work (for less)

an inDiana circuiT cOurT JuDge has tossed out the state’s new controversial “right to work” law, agreeing with the Operating engineers that the statute violates the state’s constitution.

The Sept. 10 announcement by general President James T. callahan, in the middle of the aFL-ciO convention in Los angeles, brought a rousing cheer from the thousands of delegates and guests gathered there.

indiana’s law is one of a host of anti-worker initiatives that big business and its gOP handmaidens have pushed through various states after the republican 2010 electoral sweep. Michigan’s gOP legislature and governor enacted a rTW law in a lame-duck session late last year. Several other states, including Missouri, Ohio, Oregon and Pennsylvania are facing similar threats.

The catch in indiana, explained Operating engineers Local 150 spokesman ed Maher, is a state constitutional provision that says “particular services shall not be taken without just compensation.”

right-to-work (for less) laws make paying union dues optional for workers whom unions represent - but the unions must still represent them in grievances, bargaining, legislation, and more. rTW laws produce millions of “free riders” and rob unions of money for representation. That’s

Indiana Court Tosses State’s Right-to-Work Lawwhy they’re a favorite conservative cause.

Lake county Superior court Judge John Sedia ruled indiana’s rTW law creates “a criminal offense for a union to receive just compensation for particular services federal law demands it provide to employees.” He said “the court therefore has no choice but to find” rTW “violates article 1, Section 21 of the indiana constitution.”

“This is a victory for the middle class,” said Local 150 president-business manager and international Vice President James M. Sweeney in a statement following the judge’s ruling. “These laws are

nothing but thinly-veiled tools to weaken unions, and this is a big win for workers who rely on unions to provide decent wages and benefits. We pledged on the day that this law was passed that they hadn’t seen the last of us, and we are delighted with this ruling.”

Maher said the indiana constitution’s provision is unique, and enforcing right-to-work produced a head-on collision between the state law and the state’s basic charter, though federal labor law lets states enact rTW statutes. The constitution won.

The union challenged five statutes overall, but lost on the other four. “But we were delighted” by Sedia’s ruling, Maher said. “it’s like buying five lottery tickets, and winning one.” Sedia’s ruling now goes to the indiana Supreme court for review.

[top] Members of IUOE Local 150 rally the crowd of union members and supporters outside the Indiana statehouse against that state’s right-to-work law in 2012.

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employment. Such bills have languished in the republican-controlled Legislature, while critics contend the real intent - to bleed unions of money and bargaining power - would destroy the middle class, according to the aP.

There are 24 states that have right-to-work laws and “not one of them has ever proven that that helps the worker,” Martin said.

The average worker in states with ‘right-to-work’ laws makes $1,540 a year less when all other factors are removed than workers in other states, according to the aFL-ciO.

“it’s too bad yuengling has taken such an anti-worker position. i hope Operating engineers everywhere will think twice before buying that brand. Maybe they’ll just order a different kind of beer instead,” said Local 66 Business Manager and international Trustee James Kunz, Jr upon hearing the news.

The Pennsylvania State Building and construction Trades council is made up of 16 regional councils and more than 115 local unions from 15 international construction trades unions including iuOe Locals 66 and 542.

Martin said he’s encouraging a boycott of all yuengling products. “We want to support people who support us. So we’ll drink Miller and Budweiser and Pabst Blue ribbon.”

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Yuengling Beer Boycott Called After Owner’s Support of Right-to-Work Law

THe PennSyLVania BuiLDing TraDeS has called for a boycott of yuengling beer in response to a statement made by the head of the brewing company endorsing a “right-to-work” law in that state.

“We’re against anyone who’s for a right-to-work law in this state,” gary Martin, vice president of Pennsylvania State Building and construction Trades council, according to The Republican-Herald.

richard L. “Dick” yuengling said the state would attract more business if it adopted a right-to-work policy that would make it more difficult for unions to organize, according to The Associated Press.

right-to-work bills prohibit requirements that employees join a union or pay union dues or fees as a condition of

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Labor Federation Gathers Together, Charts Course Forwardin SePTeMBer, the aFL-ciO

convened its quadrennial convention in Los angeles, california. Delegates from the federation’s fifty-seven unions held discussions and passed resolutions on a variety of issues including immigration reform, broadening the labor movement and shaping the economics of shared prosperity.

general President callahan led the iuOe delegation at the convention and served as a member of the Shared Prosperity in the global economy committee which developed several recommendations leading into the convention.

By invitation of the general President, Local 3 apprentice Sabrina Martin also served on the committee and attended the convention as an iuOe delegate. Ms. Martin, a heavy-equipment apprentice Operator from Vacaville, california, found the whole experience energizing.

“To see so many unions all together and the diversity of people and occupations makes me even more proud to be a union member. it’s been a great experience,” she said.

Several speakers addressed delegates throughout the proceedings including nobel Prize economist Joesph Stiglitz, u.S. Senator elizabeth Warren and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez.

“The labor movement,” Secretary Perez told delegates, “is one of the greatest forces for middle-class economic security. an economy that grows from the middle out can only

be achieved if we continue to have a dynamic and empowered labor movement in america.”

Perez also promised that the Obama administration’s Department of Labor will protect the rights of workers to join unions and collectively bargain, enforce

the nation’s wage and hour laws—including prevailing wage protections for construction workers—ensure safe workplaces and provide opportunities for workers to acquire the skills “to compete for today’s and tomorrow’s jobs.”

in the midst of the proceedings, general President callahan made an announcement that electrified the crowd. “Brothers and Sisters, i bring good news,” callahan began from a microphone on the convention floor, “today a judge in indiana has declared that state’s newly enacted right-to-Work law unconstitutional!”

a rousing and sustained cheer brought hundreds of delegates to their feet. after concluding his announcement about iuOe Local 150’s successful court challenge, aFL-ciO President richard Trumka quipped, “Thank you Brother callahan. That’s good news indeed. and we sure could use some of that for a change.”

AFL-CIO Convention

[top] Local 3 Apprentice Sabrina Martin at the AFL-CIO Convention in September.[left] AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka greets General President Callahan on the convention floor.

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LOcaL 793 BuSineSS Manager and international Vice President Mike gallagher has been presented with the 2012 roy a. Phinnemore award for his contributions to improving health and safety in Ontario’s construction industry.

The award was presented at the annual general meeting of the infrastructure Health and Safety association (iHSa) on Sept. 18 in Mississauga.

iHSa president and ceO al Beattie

Construction Safety Award Presented to IUOE’s Gallagherand Local 793 president Joe redshaw, who is co-chair of the iHSa board of directors, presented the award to gallagher. redshaw told the audience that gallagher, who was president of the construction Safety association of Ontario in 2005, is deserving of the award because he has been very active in promoting worker safety and has led many initiatives to make worksites safer.

after accepting the award, gallagher thanked the iHSa, noting it’s a “tremendous privilege” to receive such

an honour. in his remarks, gallagher called on stakeholders at the meeting, as well as the iHSa and the province to do more to protect young workers in Ontario’s construction and other industries.

“The message i’d like to leave you with is that we’ve got to look after our young people. young people, when they’re starting out, are vulnerable workers and they need our help. “We want to attract young people but let’s give them the tools they need to be successful and the proper training that they need to do the job safely and well.”

gallagher said young workers in Ontario have 50 lost-time injuries every day. “That comes to more than 18,000 workers, young people that are under the age of 25 that get injured when they go out to work in the province of Ontario, so i really want to call upon you and the association and the Ontario government to step it up and fix that problem because that’s not right.”

He encouraged stakeholders, the iHSa and the province to provide better entry-level training for young workers. “i call upon you to do more and that includes me and my group. We’ve got to do more to make sure young people can go and do the job and have a healthy career throughout their lives.”

gallagher noted that a prevention council has been set up under chief prevention officer george gritziotis, but more time, money and manpower should be devoted to accident prevention. “i would call upon that prevention council to become more aggressive, be more active.”

gallagher’s father, the late gerry gallagher, founder of Local 183 of the Labourers, was posthumously awarded the Phinnemore award in 1993.

[L to R] IHSA president and CEO Al Beattie, Local 793 business manager and IUOE VP Mike Gallagher, and Local 793 president Joe Redshaw.

In Memorium Death benefits paid July - September 2013

July 2013

Local 003Alameda, CAKenneth AndersonJean P. BarbierStephan Brmaljraymond Hirahararoy C. HookMatthew F. PachecoJames PinoBilly reevesH .A. rowlandJim SimmonsHarold SmithMervyn StaytonDavid r. wilkinsJohn willinghamNorman wright

Local 006Kimber edmunds

Local 009Denver, Cowilliam H. Fox

Local 012Pasadena, CAClayton DobynsPaul HigdonFrank e. LabargeA. Liebrenzrudolph e. LopezNorman Mainorobert MondryDonald Norrisrobert PainterA. PiorkowskiMarvin rayForest Schmidtraymond witt

Local 014Flushing, NYroy J. Manfredi

Local 016Jim Atkinson

Local 017Lakeview, NYJames w. Slattery

Local 018Cleveland, oHrobert L. eppleyMickey georgeeugene o. HinermanSidney Howardguy F. SelleckJohn w. Spriggsgeorge J. TackFrank wyco

Local 025Millstone Town-ship, NJrichard D. CurleyThomas J. Halligan

Local 030richmond Hill, NY

robert J. Ferguson

Local 039Sacramento, CACarl Padoveredwin Parmlee

Local 049Minneapolis, MNJohn e. Dietelowen Haegwilliam r. wilson

Local 066Pittsburgh, PAgeorge w. graffraymond g. MerrittLarry w. rougeux

Local 077Suitland, MDMarcel o. DelisleAtler Stanley

Local 101Kansas City, MoDonald Alexandergerald e. Boldragale Knoche

Local 103indianapolis, iNoliver Tobias

Local 115Burnaby, BCTony Caronemile g. CarrierMaurice g. MalcolmLionel D. railtonJoe SavoiePaul Serkoronald w. Smithgeorge SwardLindsay Tubman

Local 123welch, oKDonald K. Sumner

Local 138Farmingdale, NYArthur Alaggio jrPeter Laspina

Local 143Chicago, iLrobert F. Benson

Local 148Saint Louis, Moirvin H. reining

Local 150Countryside, iLBilly D. AllisonHarold L. BrumleyJames e. Dowlingedward Vanderbilt jrFrank g. witvoet

Local 158glenmont, NY

Charles AltmanAlvin g. englandJohn J. Murphyrichard B. SandalCarl L. ThomasJohn w. whitney

Local 181Henderson, KYwilliam J. CarmanLee J. russellrobert o. York

Local 234Des Moines, iArussell S. Dougan

Local 280richland, wAernest g. Kennedy

Local 302Bothell, wAralph H. esaryDonald Q. wicks

Local 317oak Creek, wiKenneth Nordall

Local 324Bloomfield Town-ship, MiFrank BickleyDale D. ChaffeeSumner Crandall jrDavid V. HuntleyValentine KrajniakHarold L. Priceroy K. rainsMario russorobert J. Sharon

Local 347Theodore J. Holthusen

Local 369Cordova, TNJames C. Dean

Local 370Spokane, wAVernon g. McarthurLocal 399Chicago, iLJohn P. Coughlanwilliam r. ruhl

Local 406New orleans, LACharlie Jenkins

Local 428Phoenix, AZDelmer D. BurnettJim e. Sullivan

Local 450Mont Belvieu, TXJ .D. NorrisBilly J. Stark

Local 478Hamden, CTTealie L. edwards jrKeith J. Mitchellrichard S. osipowicz

Local 513Bridgeton, Morobert FlahertyNorman Schmieder

Local 520granite City, iLoscar Ambryedgar AwaltDonald A. Speraneo

Local 525Louis H. Zimmerman

Local 542Fort washington, PACharles HeimbachJoseph B. Lescavagewilliam A. wooters

Local 543walter okerwall

Local 564richwood, TXJames S. guest

Local 627Tulsa, oKoliver e. Johnson

Local 649Peoria, iLSamuel H. Cunning-hamClyde M. Janssen

Local 653Mobile, ALrobert L. Driver jrJames H. grissett

Local 660Billie Thomason

Local 700robert Naylor

Local 701gladstone, orLyle Brown

Local 793oakville, oNAntonio Bortolingeorge r. Carter

Local 825Springfield, NJAlfred e. Longedward J. NeillStephen rinkoDouglas williams

Local 826D .w. Jones

Local 832rochester, NYHarry M. Scudder

Local 841Terre Haute, iNrandall g. Ledbetter

Local 891Brooklyn, NYJames g. Powner

Local 900oak ridge, TNCharles g. wilson

Local 912Columbia, TNJerry F. grimes

Local 917Chattanooga, TNZack S. PriceJohn w. Shields jr

August 2013

Local 001Northglenn, CoVictor L. Shockley

Local 002St Louis, MoH .e. Smick

Local 003Alameda, CAChester Brzysczrobert DeusenberryJames Holstineedward HookanoAlex A. JohnsonHenry S. LopezJohn K. Naeole jrMilton PearceJerry SakataTroy Scarberrywilliam F. SlagleVerne H. SmeatonFrank SouzaLeo TerryKenneth Tokishi

Local 004Medway, MAwilliam P. Delsapioroger J. MayerKeith A. Mckeen

Local 009Denver, CoJake BeardtLeonard D. FahrniLee Pinello jr

Local 012Pasadena, CAVirgil AlleeThomas BeardArnold Hanniggilbert HernandezDon HubbardJames Kennedy

russell S. ListonLee LopezDennis g. Mcnultyrobert MiracleHarold MooreCarl e. NungesserAlvin PenningtonAlesandro recchiar .L. reeceArthur T. Schunckroger warlingrichard wehmeyerHarry D. woods

Local 014Flushing, NYJohn J. erickson

Local 015Long island city, NYVito r. BartolottiJohn DurkMichael Heartyraymond rizzo

Local 016Levi L. Hale

Local 017Lakeview, NYeugene Anticola

Local 018Cleveland, oHModestino AlbericoHerman Bowmanwilliam r. Buntingrobert S. CrippsFrank P. Fisherrussell HiltyCharles r. LongHerbert PencilPaul e. Smithbergerrobert F. webbJames wright

Local 025Millstone Town-ship, NJralph D. KonecnyHarold L. Moone

Local 037Baltimore, MDraymond DarnellLawrence L. williard

Local 039Sacramento, CAKenneth Norred

Local 049Minneapolis, MNroy HoffmanJohn H. Swensonreuben F. Voight

Local 057Providence, riAngelo Acciardo jr

Local 066Pittsburgh, PA

David e. BetkerVerle J. Coleman jrHarvey w. eylesHugh H. FairThomas r. goweredward r. HolowatyPaul S. Kekichrichard D. MckeeClarence J. Spireswilliam J. ulbrichNicholas Viglione

Local 068west Caldwell, NJMichael J. HreskoFrederico S. regnerThomas utnewicz

Local 101Kansas City, MoNeil w. Bartholomewgeorge V. Laceng .e. Payne

Local 103indianapolis, iNronald Achesonrobert Cates

Local 115Burnaby, BCPatrick MoshenkoMario Vigini

Local 137Briarcliff Manor, NYralph gervasi

Local 139Pewaukee, wiolen HechtDavid HorstDonald H. MagedanzCarrol MessingerHoward A. SippelJohn J. Tilkens

Local 148Saint Louis, MoThomas V. FarrisSherman e. greerroger C. Kuhlmann

Local 150Countryside, iLrobert g. Franzengerald Hattamergene T. JamrokBobby D. KirbyJack e. Konleygerald A. NelsonJames A. NortonJoseph C. oliverMartin e. olson jrStanley Papa jrClifton SandersSherwood H. ThomasThomas J. Trottierroger w. winnFloyd L. Younker

Local 158glenmont, NY


Death benefits paid July - September 2013

ralph HartleMaynard Meilleurrichard ruskey

Local 181Henderson, KYraymond DeatonDon e. JohnsonJimmie D. JohnsonCharles e. JohnsonAlfred M. richterFrancis L. Taflinger

Local 302Bothell, wAMichael Dozetteraymond g. DukeLouis J. La montwalter e. Lindsleyrobert PurfeerstJerry L. russellDel SkeenStanley Svenson

Local 310green Bay, wiFrancis L. BoehmLocal 324Bloomfield Town-ship, MiCharles e. Johnsonwesley Johnsonrichard N. MorganMatthew PiachMax g. ranshawCharles renfrowe .V. Skornickaorville B. StarkeyLeonard Thomas jrraymond B. TobiasDonald williams

Local 351Borger, TXC .L. Harkins

Local 369Cordova, TNwilliam B. george

Local 370Spokane, wALyle w. Smith

Local 399Chicago, iLMike Tarcha

Local 400Helena, MTCarl e. ericksonLonnie P. walker

Local 406New orleans, LALewis r. CentanniMelvin J. SpizaleMalcolm Troxclair

Local 428Phoenix, AZwayne T. gustafsonKenneth H. Jarochawalter w. Murdockr .e. Sanderswilliam M. TalbottKenneth A. wier

Local 450Mont Belvieu, TXLeobardo M. Lunawilliam e. Mc keithen

Local 478Hamden, CTwilliam ChristopherJames A. Hatfield

Local 501Los Angeles, CAHarold Moldenhauer

Local 513Bridgeton, MoBilly g. McclendonLocal 515edgar Conner

Local 520granite City, iLDavid L. Compton

Local 542Fort washington, PAAnthony Lemoncelli

Local 547Detroit, MiMervin J. Crabill

Local 553J .w. Castleman

Local 647Knob Noster, Morobert L. Crenshaw

Local 649Peoria, iLArthur w. Haedicke

Local 653Mobile, ALMarion C. Knappgeorge D. Smith

Local 660wesley T. olive

Local 701gladstone, orT. BarnhartAlvin Fieldedward Smisekwilliam weber

Local 793oakville, oNorvil e. Hathawayralph Prouty

Local 825Springfield, NJJoseph Chervenakrussell L. Hoffman jrCornelius J. HughesTerrence J. Mcfarlandgeorge F. Muse

Local 826Charles r. walker

Local 832rochester, NYClarence Vanorden

Local 841Terre Haute, iNwesley A. Carpenterwilliam oneil

Local 865Thunder Bay, oNA .Somerton

Local 912Columbia, TNThomas e. ArmstrongPark A. Boshears

Local 917Chattanooga, TNHobert Housewright

Local 926rex, gASara A. DeasonThomas H. roeJames e. Smith

Local 955edmonton, ABelvin BellDonald L. MacdonaldLeon P. MingoAnton Toronchuk

September 2013

Local 002St Louis, MoHerbert weaver jr

Local 003Alameda, CASam AguirreJess BarruetabenaVernon ClowFelix DarcyJay H. FullmerDonald grabbray r. JessopDwight Joneswendell D. KingVernon MattsonJoseph MazzaFrank MilovinaVernon Mourerrichard K. ogawaronald ParksCharles Pedroroy A. PoulterJames D. PrestonTom rafteryVicente rosarioJames M. SobreroFred e. StrainSadao Tachibanareginal T. whiteJohn L. woznick

Local 004Medway, MArosario J. AlesseFelice Napolitanoraymond P. Petto

Local 006emmett r. Berry

Local 009Denver, Cowesley Lindseyedward g. rassierJerome A. Szymczak

Local 012Pasadena, CAJuan LopezJoe MastagniJames K. Merritti. Paynew. PerkinsNemo rogersJohn StantonHarold D. Stuckeyw. TonkinsonJ .r. VannordheimC. webbForrest willerr. wolfordDennis worster

Local 014Flushing, NYJames g. ParkinsonLouis A. Pinsky

Local 015Long island city, NYFrank e. Troiano

Local 016John A. Bennett jr

Local 017Lakeview, NYHarry DutkoJohn J. evansgeorge Foisset

Local 018Cleveland, oHJohn S. AfterkirkJeffrey F. ColucyMark L. DroeschJoseph A. geizerDoyle Patrickw .w. ShimmanJack r. williams

Local 025Millstone Town-ship, NJJames e. eaton

Local 030richmond Hill, NYLouis Vazquez

Local 037Baltimore, MDCharles F. Allender jrHoward C. wolf

Local 049Minneapolis, MNgene T. BeckerCharles A. Bradleyedward F. DukatzHarold Parksrobert reents

Local 066Pittsburgh, PAC .K. MooneyBennett S. Zeff

Local 068west Caldwell, NJJohn Moore

Local 070white Bear lake, MNTheodore Zoukos

Local 087Clair g. La londe

Local 098east Longmeadow, MAroland P. ShuffleburgFrancis e. Sinotte

Local 101Kansas City, Mowayne graham

Local 103indianapolis, iNFloyd H. Bolyard

Local 106glenmont, NYwarren g. Sheldon jrJohn F. wessels

Local 115Burnaby, BCrod BurmeisterJohn w. grahamrussel MccolmanC .Mitchell

Local 132Charleston, wVralph T. greathouse

Local 138Farmingdale, NYAngelo CapobiancoJames graffagninoAlfred Panariellooliver wright

Local 139Pewaukee, wiFrederick H. Bartzwilbert N. Borleyelverne L. Coleglenn JacksonHerbert P. KlinkPaul P. Sasso

Local 148Saint Louis, Morobert w. Bradley jrJames D. williams

Local 150Countryside, iLDonald BacklundPaul BihunDuane L. Higginbo-thamJack e. KonleyClarence e. LawMartin Mackeug MinnaertDonald richardsClarence Skrzypchak

Local 158glenmont, NYLewis e. JenisonLeo r. Schumaker

Local 181Henderson, KYJames CarlisleJoseph A. HamiltonVictor C. Yates

Local 260B .A. Johnson

Local 280richland, wADonald C. Smith

Local 286Auburn, wArussell D. gibbons

Local 302Bothell, wAwillis D. Caseywilliam J. PeggC .w. womack

Local 309Albert e. elkins

Local 324Bloomfield Town-ship, MiLarry D. BowerNelson e. BrownJames S. CoeLeo edwards jrDouglas e. elkinsLouis A. gilbertCharles r. HarwoodArthur L. HoffmanAnthony MarinoDaniel r. PaquetteJohn C. Peterswilliam reynoldsLaymon Speakmonwilliam r. TembreullCurtis e. Travisrichard g. Zandarski

Local 351Borger, TXL .B. MauldinBob Stephens

Local 369Cordova, TNHoward e. Mccullar

Local 370Spokane, wAron NelsonAndrew N. PopoffThomas r. reillyw .C. Stringfellow

Local 399Chicago, iLStephen A. eberwein

Local 407Lake Charles, LAJohn D. Franks

Local 428Phoenix, AZJoe Valenzuela

Local 478Hamden, CTCharles J. Ahernwarren Feller

Local 513Bridgeton, MoAndy C. Skaggs

Local 520granite City, iL

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Henry ColliganKenneth g. Tinker

Local 525Joseph Kulash

Local 542Fort washington, PAAndrew J. CornellCarl H. essigrobert M. MantzJohn C. PovenskiSylvester ShubertDominic A. Vitale

Local 564richwood, TXByron D. rogers

Local 612Tacoma, wArodney D. Hansen

Local 627Tulsa, oKJack Silver

Local 670Ardmore, oKr .D. Pyle

Local 701gladstone, orwayne easleyAlfred KysarDavid LauranceDavid H. olsonLyle Theobald

Local 793oakville, oNrichard ennisAlan i. Smith

Local 825Springfield, NJAnthony J. Scurato

Local 826John M. okeefe

Local 832rochester, NYJohn g. Kurtz

Local 858Adam J. Huber

Local 917Chattanooga, TNJimmy P. NewberryHugh V. welch

Local 920Pembroke, oNMelvin A. Mau

Local 926rex, gASimeon w. CarterJames e. Mercer

Local 965Springfield, iLJames H. Bernahlwilliam r. whitaker


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